Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

The Cheerleaders by Kara Thomas

103 reviews

alex1's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Abortion, Rape, and Suicide

mynameisrebecca's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

A fun, quick murder mystery written for the YA audience but interesting and engaging enough for anyone who likes the genre. The overall plot isn't anything new though the twists are done with a deft hand and leave the reader guessing until the very end. It has some gratuitous plots that feel like your classic teen show "added for shock value", some of which are critical for the plot and some that seem to be there only to get a gasp. There's a couple too many characters for me too.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Adult/minor relationship, Toxic relationship, and Car accident

Moderate: Rape, Suicide, Pregnancy, and Alcoholism

Minor: Gun violence

From the very first chapter

suicide

is a core plot, I'd avoid if you're triggered by that.

aformeracceleratedreader's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

3.5

A little slow at the beginning but once things started happening, it picked up. I wish the whodunnit reveal had a little more oomph but it wasn't the worst. And I wish we knew if the person would actually get charged with the all the things they needed to be charged with. I did enjoy the very last bit with Ginny, I wasn't expecting it. And I liked how Ethan's character turned out. 

I wish we found out about what would happen with Tom and Mike knowing that Tom killed an innocent man. And like besides emotion clouding judgement, why he was so quick to kill an innocent man

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Car accident, Death, Grief, and Child death

Moderate: Pedophilia, Drug use, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Murder, Toxic relationship, Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, and Vomit

Minor: Abortion

hdelossantos's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Death, Physical abuse, Suicide, Adult/minor relationship, Car accident, and Pedophilia

katherinesreadingalot's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

i liked it but i still feel like some things are left unanswered for me

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Sexual assault, Stalking, Death, Alcohol, Car accident, Grief, Domestic abuse, Murder, Adult/minor relationship, and Child abuse

Minor: Abortion

blb2006's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

Overall, I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It was a very quick read for me. It also has alternating timelines; present with the MC and 5 years prior with the MC’s sister. The ending left me with so many unanswered questions though, it felt as though there was another chapter that had been left out of the book. Other than that it was a pretty good read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Murder, and Death

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Alcohol and Abortion

kellyreadingbooks's review against another edition

emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.5

There were times where I felt super invested in this YA mystery and other times where I felt a little lukewarm. I think it may have been a smidgen too long. But I still really enjoyed this one like I did with Little Monsters as well. I will continue to pick up this author for sure.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Physical abuse, Mental illness, and Abortion

t1k1_bab3r's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

This book was amazing! The first half of the book however, took me ages to get through, nearly 2 weeks, and I didn’t have much ambition to read it, however the second half took me two days to read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Alcohol, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Murder, and Suicide

Minor: Death of parent

halebugs's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, and Pedophilia

Moderate: Car accident, Suicide, Murder, and Drug use

laneyts's review against another edition

2.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide, Pedophilia, and Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Abortion, Injury/Injury detail, Vomit, and Grief